Morgan Community College gala 'Hunting for Success' does well

Jerry Jones, standing at left, exhorts bidders at Fridayâ s Morgan Community College gala as auctioneer John Clatworthy, standing in background at right, keeps up a lively patter.

The Morgan Community College Foundation went "Hunting for Success" at its 14th annual gala -- and found it as more than 250 people packed into the Longmeadow Game Resort and Event Center and netted about $40,000 for scholarships.

"The investment you make in our students goes back into the community," Dr. Kerry Hart, MCC president, told the audience. "We invest in our students, we invest in our faculty, we invest in our staff, we invest in our community."

Dr. Robert Datteri, former president of the college, was on hand to sign his book, "MCC: To Be or Not to Be," a 400-page history of the college that debuted at the gala.

The book is available at the foundation office, 300 Main St., Fort Morgan.

Sharon Kauffman shows off a Teddy bear featuring beaver fur and Harley-Davidson gear during the live auction at the MCC gala. (John La Porte/Fort Morgan Times)

Other items included a real fur Teddy bear donated by Clifford's Critter Creations, a Denver Nuggets package from Tri-State Generation and Transmission and Aramark Sports and Entertinment, a Rocky Mountain getaway weekend courtesy of Joe and Valerie Rohades, a one-year membership at the Body firm, a camping package from Slumberjack, Jax Outdoor Gear, Quality Farm and Ranch in Yuma and Wray and Alco Discount.

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